John 6:66

King James Version (1611 Edition)

From that time many of his disciples went backe, and walked no more with him.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
From that moment many of his disciples turned back and no longer accompanied him.

King James Version
From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

English Standard Version
After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.

New American Standard Bible
As a result of this many of His disciples left, and would no longer walk with Him.

New Century Version
After Jesus said this, many of his followers left him and stopped following him.

Amplified Bible
As a result of this many of His disciples abandoned Him, and no longer walked with Him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore.

Legacy Standard Bible
As a result of this many of His disciples went away and were not walking with Him anymore.

Berean Standard Bible
From that time on, many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.

Contemporary English Version
Because of what Jesus said, many of his disciples turned their backs on him and stopped following him.

Complete Jewish Bible
From this time on, many of his talmidim turned back and no longer traveled around with him.

Darby Translation
From that [time] many of his disciples went away back and walked no more with him.

Easy-to-Read Version
After Jesus said these things, many of his followers left and stopped following him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
From that time, many of his disciples went backe, and walked no more with him.

George Lamsa Translation
Just because of this saying, a great many of his disciples turned away, and did not walk with him.

Good News Translation
Because of this, many of Jesus' followers turned back and would not go with him any more.

Lexham English Bible
For this reason many of his disciples drew back and were not walking with him any longer.

Literal Translation
From this time many of His disciples went away into the things behind, and no longer walked with Him.

American Standard Version
Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Bible in Basic English
Because of what he said, a number of the disciples went back and would no longer go with him.

Hebrew Names Version
At this, many of his talmidim went back, and walked no more with him.

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
On account of this word many of his disciples went back, and walked not with him.

Murdock Translation
On account of this speech, many of his disciples turned back, and walked not with him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
From that time, many of his disciples wet backe, & walked no more with him.

English Revised Version
Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

World English Bible
At this, many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
From this time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him.

Weymouth's New Testament
Thereupon many of His disciples left Him and went away, and no longer associated with Him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Fro this tyme many of hise disciplis wenten abak, and wenten not now with hym.

Update Bible Version
On this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Webster's Bible Translation
From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

New English Translation
After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.

New King James Version
From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more.

New Living Translation
At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him.

New Life Bible
From that time on, many of His followers turned back to their old ways of living. They would not go along with Him after that.

New Revised Standard
Because of this many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Because of this, many from among his disciples, went away back, and, no longer, with him, were walking.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(6-67) After this, many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him.

Revised Standard Version
After this many of his disciples drew back and no longer went about with him.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
From that tyme many of his disciples wet backe and walked no moore with him.

Young's Literal Translation
From this [time] many of his disciples went away backward, and were no more walking with him,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
From that tyme forth, many of his disciples wente backe, and walked nomore with him.

Mace New Testament (1729)
From that time many of his disciples withdrew, and associated no longer with him.

THE MESSAGE
After this a lot of his disciples left. They no longer wanted to be associated with him. Then Jesus gave the Twelve their chance: "Do you also want to leave?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
When the words had come out of his mouth, many of the day workers who had been trying to get on with Jesus walked out.

Contextual Overview

⁶⁰ Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying, who can heare it? ⁶¹ When Iesus knew in himselfe, that his disciples murmured at it, hee said vnto them, Doeth this offend you? ⁶² What and if yee shall see the sonne of man ascend vp where hee was before? ⁶³ It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing: the wordes that I speake vnto you, they are Spirit, and they are life. ⁶⁴ But there are some of you that beleeue not. For Iesus knew from the beginning, who they were that beleeued not, and who should betray him. ⁶⁵ And he said, Therefore said I vnto you, that no man can come vnto me, except it were giuen vnto him of my Father. ⁶⁶ From that time many of his disciples went backe, and walked no more with him. ⁶⁷ Then said Iesus vnto the twelue, Will ye also goe away? ⁶⁸ Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we goe? Thou hast the words of eternall life. And we beleeue and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Sonne of the liuing God. Iesus answered them, Haue not I chosen you twelue, and one of you is a deuill? He spake of Iudas Iscariot the sonne of Simon: for hee it was that should betray him, being one of the twelue. ⁶⁹span data-lang="eng" data-trans="kja" data-ref="joh.6.1" class="versetxt"> After these things Iesus went ouer the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias: And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which hee did on them that were diseased. And Iesus went vp into a mountaine, and there hee sate with his disciples. And the Passeouer, a feast of the Iewes, was nigh. When Iesus then lift vp his eyes, and saw a great company come vnto him, he saith vnto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eate? (And this he said to proue him: for he himselfe knew what he would doe) Philip answered him, Two hundred peny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that euery one of them may take a litle. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peters brother, saith vnto him, There is a lad here, which hath fiue barley loaues, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? And Iesus said, Make the men sit downe. Now there was much grasse in the place. So the men sate downe, in number about fiue thousand. And Iesus tooke the loaues, and when he had giuen thankes, hee distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set downe, and likewise of the fishes, as much as they would. When they were filled, he said vnto his disciples, Gather vp the fragments that remaine, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelue baskets with the fragments of the fiue barley loaues, which remained ouer and aboue, vnto them that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seene the miracle that Iesus did, said, This is of a trueth that Prophet that should come into the world. When Iesus therefore perceiued that they would come and take him by force, to make him a King, hee departed againe into a mountaine, himselfe alone. And when euen was now come, his disciples went downe vnto the sea, And entred into a ship, and went ouer the sea towards Capernaum: and it was now darke, and Iesus was not come to them. And the sea arose, by reason of a great winde that blew. So when they had rowed about fiue and twentie, or thirtie furlongs, they see Iesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh vnto the ship: and they were afraid. But he saith vnto them, It is I, be not afraid. Then they willingly receiued him into the ship, and immediatly the ship was at the land whither they went. The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea, saw that there was none other boat there, saue that one whereinto his disciples were entred, and that Iesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone: Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias, nigh vnto the place where they did eate bread, after that the Lord had giuen thankes: When the people therefore saw that Iesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also tooke shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Iesus. And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they saide vnto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither? Iesus answered them, and said, Uerely, verely I say vnto you, Ye seeke me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because yee did eate of the loaues, and were filled. Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth vnto euerlasting life, which the Sonne of man shall giue vnto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. Then said they vnto him, What shall we doe, that we might worke the workes of God? Iesus answered, and said vnto them, This is the worke of God, that ye beleeue on him whom he hath sent. They said therefore vnto him, What signe shewest thou then, that we may see, and beleeue thee? What doest thou worke? Our fathers did eate Manna in the desert, as it is written, He gaue them bread from heauen to eate. Then Iesus said vnto them, Uerely, verely I say vnto you, Moses gaue you not that bread from heauen, but my Father giueth you the true bread from heauen. For the bread of God is hee which commeth downe from heauen, and giueth life vnto the world. Then said they vnto him, Lord, euermore giue vs this bread. And Iesus said vnto them, I am the bread of life: hee that commeth to me, shall neuer hunger: and he that beleeueth on me, shall neuer thirst. But I said vnto you, that ye also haue seene me, and beleeue not. All that the Father giueth mee, shall come to mee; and him that commeth to me, I will in no wise cast out. For I came downe from heauen, not to doe mine owne will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Fathers wil which hath sent me, that of all which he hath giuen mee, I should lose nothing, but should raise it vp againe at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that euery one which seeth the Sonne, and beleeueth on him, may haue euerlasting life: and I will raise him vp at the last day. The Iewes then murmured at him, because hee said, I am the bread which came downe from heauen. And they said, Is not this Iesus the sonne of Ioseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that hee sayth, I came downe from heauen? Iesus therefore answered, and said vnto them, Murmure not among your selues. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me, draw him: and I will raise him vp at the last day. It is written in the Prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Euery man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, commeth vnto me, Not that any man hath seene the Father; saue hee which is of God, hee hath seene the Father. Uerely, verely I say vnto you, Hee that beleeueth on me, hath euerlasting life. I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eate Manna in the wildernesse, and are dead. This is the bread which commeth downe from heauen, that a man may eate thereof, and not die. I am the liuing bread, which came downe from heauen. If any man eate of this bread, he shall liue for euer: and the bread that I will giue, is my flesh, which I will giue for the life of the world. The Iewes therefore stroue amongst themselues, saying, How can this man giue vs his flesh to eate? Then Iesus sayd vnto them, Uerely, verely I say vnto you, Except yee eate the flesh of the sonne of man, and drinke his blood, yee haue no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternall life, and I will raise him vp at the last day. For my flesh is meate indeed, and my blood is drinke indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the liuing Father hath sent me, and I liue by the Father: so, he that eateth me, euen he shall liue by me. This is that bread which came downe from heauen: not as your fathers did eate Manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread, shall liue for euer. These things said hee in the Synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying, who can heare it? When Iesus knew in himselfe, that his disciples murmured at it, hee said vnto them, Doeth this offend you? What and if yee shall see the sonne of man ascend vp where hee was before? It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing: the wordes that I speake vnto you, they are Spirit, and they are life. But there are some of you that beleeue not. For Iesus knew from the beginning, who they were that beleeued not, and who should betray him. And he said, Therefore said I vnto you, that no man can come vnto me, except it were giuen vnto him of my Father. From that time many of his disciples went backe, and walked no more with him. Then said Iesus vnto the twelue, Will ye also goe away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we goe? Thou hast the words of eternall life.

Bible Verse Review
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of his: John 6:60, John 8:31, Zephaniah 1:6, Matthew 12:40-45, Matthew 13:20, Matthew 13:21, Matthew 19:22, Matthew 21:8-11, Matthew 27:20-25, Luke 9:62, 2 Timothy 1:15, 2 Timothy 4:10, Hebrews 10:38, 2 Peter 2:20-22, 1 John 2:19

Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:29 - creeping things that creep Joshua 23:12 - go back Ruth 1:14 - but Ruth 2 Samuel 15:15 - Behold 2 Samuel 15:21 - surely 2 Samuel 20:2 - the men 2 Kings 5:11 - went away 2 Chronicles 10:16 - So all Israel Job 23:12 - Neither Psalms 80:18 - So will Isaiah 8:15 - stumble Isaiah 43:22 - thou hast been Ezekiel 18:24 - when Matthew 11:6 - whosoever Matthew 24:10 - shall many John 5:35 - and ye John 6:41 - murmured John 20:24 - was Romans 2:7 - patient

Gill's Notes on the Bible

From that [time] many of his disciples went back,.... Not any of the twelve apostles, for they are distinguished from these in the next verse; nor any of the seventy disciples, for their names were written in heaven, and could not apostatize totally and finally, as these did; but some of the multitude of the disciples, who followed Christ, heard him, and professed to believe in him, and were baptized in his name, but were not true disciples, only nominal ones: they had never heard and learned of the Father, otherwise they would have known what it was to come to Christ, as the Father's gift, and under the drawings of his grace; and would not have been offended at the words of our Lord, just now spoken by him, concerning that sort of coming to him: but from the time he spoke those words; "because of this word", as the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions render it; they withdrew themselves from his ministry, they dropped their profession of faith in him, and relinquished him as a Saviour and Redeemer: for finding that he would not be made king, nor set up for a temporal redeemer; and talking of himself as the bread of life, and of coming to him, in a sense they did not understand; they turned their backs on him; and as the words may be literally read, "returned to the things that were behind"; to the world, and to their old companions, to Satan and their own hearts lusts; like the dog to its vomit, and the swine to its wallowing in the mire: their true picture is drawn, in the parable of the unclean spirit going out of the man, and returning,

Matthew 12:43. And they returned to their quondam teachers, the Scribes and Pharisees, and to the law of works, and to seek for righteousness by it; setting up their own righteousness, and not submitting to the righteousness of Christ; and thus to look back and draw back, is a sad case indeed:

and walked no more with him; never returned to him more, or went with him from place to place as before: never more attended on his ministry, or had any intimacy and fellowship with him: and so it commonly is with apostates from the profession of Christ; they seldom or ever return, or are recovered; it is difficult, if not impossible, which is sometimes the case, to renew them again to repentance.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Many of his disciples - Many who had followed him professedly as his disciples and as desirous of learning of him. See the notes at John 6:60.

Went back - Turned away from him and left him. From this we may learn,

1. Not to wonder at the apostasy of many who profess to be followers of Christ. Many are induced to become his professed followers by the prospect of some temporal benefit, or under some public excitement, as these were; and when that temporal benefit is not obtained, or that excitement is over, they fall away.
2. Many may be expected to be offended by the doctrines of the gospel. Having no spirituality of mind, and really understanding nothing of the gospel, they may be expected to take offence and turn back. The best way to understand the doctrines of the Bible is to be a sincere Christian, and aim to do the will of God, John 7:17.
3. We should examine ourselves. We should honestly inquire whether we have been led to make a profession of religion by the hope of any temporal advantage, by any selfish principle, or by mere excited animal feeling. If we have it will profit us nothing, and we shall either fall away of ourselves, or be cast away in the great day of judgment.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 66. Many of his disciples went back — They no longer associated with him, nor professed to acknowledge him as the Messiah. None of these were of the twelve. Christ had many others who generally attended his ministry, and acknowledged him for the Messiah.